Topics: Child Psychiatry | Learning & Developmental Disabilities

Nonverbal learning disability (NLD) can present a diagnostic and treatment conundrum to the child psychiatrist, with children presenting with a number of symptoms and deficits that are common with other conditions.

Topics: Child Psychiatry | Learning & Developmental Disabilities

Every day in the United States, about 650 babies are born that have been exposed to illicit drugs in the prenatal period (Keegan K et al, J Addict Dis 2010;29(2):175–191). The number would be even larger if we include women who continue to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, and abuse prescription drugs during pregnancy.

Topics: Child Psychiatry | Learning & Developmental Disabilities

Behavioral pediatrician Dr. Erik von Hahn explains how schools evaluate and treat kids for learning disabilities and how child psychiatrists can help in this process.

Topics: Anxiety Disorder | Child Psychiatry

Anxiety disorders are among the most common psychiatric conditions in kids, and they are often predictive of future psychiatric problems. Researchers recently examined if effective treatment of anxiety disorders early on had positive long-term outcomes.

Topics: Autism Spectrum Disorder | News of Note

A group of researchers at Harvard University and Boston Children’s Hospital recently quantified the increased medical and educational costs that come with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).